On June 18, 2026 (U.S. time), Adobe announced a major expansion of its creative agent across Adobe Firefly and Adobe Creative Cloud[1]. Key apps such as Photoshop and Premiere now include AI assistants that carry out multi-step tasks once you simply describe the result you want. The tools can also be called from outside platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, widening the on-ramp to creative work.

A creative agent that runs on a described outcome

At the center of this expansion is the AI assistant that Adobe calls its "creative agent." When a creator describes the deliverable they want, the assistant assembles and runs a workflow that spans multiple steps in the background[1]. The key difference is that tasks once handled one by one can now be delegated together.

Adobe says the system is designed so that creators stay in control of the work. The agent handles the coordination and execution of complex, repetitive tasks, while decisions about what to make and how to finish it remain with the creator[1]. David Wadhwani, president of Adobe's Creativity & Productivity business, said that every creator will now have an agent that supports their work across every app and platform they use, letting them focus on their vision, taste, and judgment[1].

AI assistants arrive in five major apps including Photoshop and Premiere

Adobe is first rolling out the AI assistant as a public beta across five apps: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Frame.io[1]. In Adobe After Effects it is available as a private beta[2]. Each app's assistant behaves like a specialist in its field.

In Photoshop, simply describing a goal lets the assistant apply work such as background replacement, resizing assets for different platforms, and organizing layers across an entire composite. In Premiere, it handles setup tasks in the project panel and timeline, including classifying assets, batch-renaming clips, and adding markers. In Illustrator, it can generate 50 versioned files from a spreadsheet or run a preflight check that detects color-mode errors and missing fonts before printing[1]. InDesign can read a brand-guidelines PDF and apply it to a layout, while Frame.io helps organize captured assets and extract feedback by revision. Across all of them, creators can choose which tasks to hand to the assistant and which to keep for themselves.

Firefly evolves into a Creative AI Studio

Adobe Firefly, the all-in-one creative AI tool, is also gaining stronger agentic features. The Firefly AI Assistant adds new skills aimed at creators and sole proprietors who build brands on social media[1]. These include "brand kit creation," which generates a logo and brand identity from a description of style, brand name, and color palette; a feature that turns product photos into post-ready cinematic short videos; "quick cut," which automatically edits video footage; and the ability to generate video from a storyboard.

Adobe also previewed a redesigned Adobe Firefly Creative AI Studio that links generation and editing in one place[1]. It includes "Elements," which saves created characters and objects for reuse, and "Projects," which organizes assets across Adobe Creative Cloud, so creators can move from concept to finish without breaking their workflow. This is currently offered as a private beta through a waitlist.

Adobe tools become usable from ChatGPT and Claude

One notable part of the announcement is Adobe's strategy of opening its professional tools to outside AI platforms. Adobe's tools can now be used from services with hundreds of millions of users, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Microsoft 365 Copilot[1]. Adobe also revealed plans to add connectors for Google's Gemini and Slack, widening the circle of supported platforms[1].

Being able to call Adobe's creative features from the chat and collaboration tools people already use makes it easier to start creating from the idea stage, before opening a dedicated app. By placing an on-ramp in front of users who are outside Adobe's apps, the move looks aimed at broadening adoption across the wider AI ecosystem.

Availability

The latest features of the Firefly AI Assistant (beta) are available in the Adobe Firefly web app starting the day of the announcement[1]. The AI assistant in the five major apps also opened as a public beta on the same day. On the other hand, the redesigned Creative AI Studio and the After Effects assistant remain in private beta for now, and using the Studio requires signing up for a waitlist[2]. Because many features are still in beta, the behavior of final releases and exact availability dates will depend on future announcements.

Summary

Adobe has significantly expanded AI agents across its major Creative Cloud apps such as Photoshop and Premiere, as well as its Firefly creative AI tool. The pillars of this update are spreading a system that lets you delegate multi-step tasks just by describing the result you want, and making those tools callable from outside platforms like ChatGPT and Claude. Many features are in beta for now, but this is an update in which Adobe has shown, in concrete form, the trend of AI assistants reaching into every stage of creative work.

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Source: https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/06/adobe-unveils-major-expansion